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Executive Order
Reauthorizing the State of Utah Martin Luther King Jr.
Human Rights Commission
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. summoned the best qualities that guide and
sustain the American spirit and our nation's commitment of equality and justice, freedom, and
peace; and
WHEREAS, he awakened the necessary goodness of our people and led a nonviolent
movement that enriched our moral purpose as a nation; and
WHEREAS, this human rights movement advocated nonviolent methods of social
change in the struggle for justice, equality, and freedom; and
WHEREAS, he raised the consciousness of our country through his personal dream of
a nation where all people are judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their
character; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was recognized on November 2, 1983, by the
United States Congress and the President in the enactment of legislation establishing the third
Monday in January as a national holiday in celebration of Dr. King's birthday, beginning in
1986; and
WHEREAS, the State of Utah recognizes the significance of Dr. King's life and
accomplishments and the State Legislature passed S.B. 17 in 1986, which set aside the third
Monday in January to observe as the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
known as Human Rights Day; and
WHEREAS, the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission was created by
executive order on July 1, 1991;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of the State of Utah, by
virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Utah, do hereby
reauthorize the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission as follows:
1. There is created the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission.
2. The Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission shall promote Human
Rights Day holiday by:

Executive Order
Reauthorizing the State of Utah Martin Luther King Jr.
Human Rights Commission
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. summoned the best qualities that guide and
sustain the American spirit and our nation's commitment of equality and justice, freedom, and
peace; and
WHEREAS, he awakened the necessary goodness of our people and led a nonviolent
movement that enriched our moral purpose as a nation; and
WHEREAS, this human rights movement advocated nonviolent methods of social
change in the struggle for justice, equality, and freedom; and
WHEREAS, he raised the consciousness of our country through his personal dream of
a nation where all people are judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their
character; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was recognized on November 2, 1983, by the
United States Congress and the President in the enactment of legislation establishing the third
Monday in January as a national holiday in celebration of Dr. King's birthday, beginning in
1986; and
WHEREAS, the State of Utah recognizes the significance of Dr. King's life and
accomplishments and the State Legislature passed S.B. 17 in 1986, which set aside the third
Monday in January to observe as the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
known as Human Rights Day; and
WHEREAS, the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission was created by
executive order on July 1, 1991;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Michael O. Leavitt, Governor of the State of Utah, by
virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Utah, do hereby
reauthorize the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission as follows:
1. There is created the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission.
2. The Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission shall promote Human
Rights Day holiday by: